4th Quarter - Report

ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP for ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$63,060
Expense method
B: tax-exempt organisations, Internal Revenue Code section 6033(b)(8)

What was lobbied

4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Agriculture AGR

H.R.3286 and S.1773 - Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2011, all sections including those pertaining farmer's market and nutrition programs and promoting healthy food consumption; S.365 - Budget Control Act of 2011, sections dealing with budget proposals submitted by the agriculture committees (e.g., recommendations about farm subsidies and related programs).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JASON RANO —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 1773 (112th), S. 365 (112th), H.R. 3286 (112th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

S.847 - Safe Chemicals Act of 2011, all sections that would reform federal toxics policy (e.g., confidential business information and prioritization); H.R.3457 - Cleaning Product Right to Know Act of 2011, all sections including those pertaining to labeling and confidential business information.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JASON RANO —

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 847 (112th), H.R. 3457 (112th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

H.R.2359 - Safe Cosmetics Act of 2011, all sections including those pertaining to labeling and a safety standard; S.____ - Senate cosmetics legislation, all sections including those pertaining to labeling and a safety standard.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JASON RANO —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 2359 (112th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

H.R.1075 - Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act, all provisions that would reduce incentives for conventional ethanol production; H.R.1188 - Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011, all provisions that would reduce incentives for conventional ethanol production; H.R.601 - End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2011, all provisions that would reduce oil subsidies; H.R.426 - Remove Incentives for Producing Ethanol Act of 2011, all provisions that would reduce incentives for conventional ethanol production; H.R.748 - Prohibit the EPA Administrator from authorizing gasoline containing more than 10 percent ethanol in vehicles, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R.424 - Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act, all provisions that would reduce incentives for conventional ethanol production; H.R.1516 - Renewable Fuel Pipeline Act of 2011, all provisions that would lead to increased production of conventional ethanol; H.R.2009 - Fuel Feedstock Freedom Act, all provisions that would lead to increased production of conventional ethanol; H.R.2231 - Ethanol Modernization and Deficit Reduction Act, all provisions that would lead to increased production of conventional ethanol; H.R.2307 - Ethanol Subsidy Repeal Act, all provisions that would reduce incentives for conventional ethanol production; H.R.3199 - Bill to provide an assessment of the research on the implications of using mid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes, all provisions; S.520 - Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act, all provisions that would reduce incentives for conventional ethanol production; S.530 - Bill to modify certain subsidies for ethanol production, and for other purposes, all provisions that would lead to increased production of conventional ethanol; S.559 - Securing America's Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act, all provisions that would lead to increased production of conventional ethanol; S.187 - Biofuels Market Expansion Act of 2011, all provisions that would lead to increased production of conventional ethanol; S.871 - Ethanol Subsidy and Tariff Repeal Act, all provisions that would reduce incentives for conventional ethanol production; S.884 - Domestic Energy Promotion Act of 2011, all provisions that would lead to increased production of conventional ethanol; S.1085 - Bill to amend the Clean Air Act to define next generation biofuel, all provisions that would lead to increased production of conventional ethanol; S.1185 - Ethanol Reform and Deficit Reduction Act, all provisions that would lead to increased production of conventional ethanol; S.Amdt.741 to H.R.2112 - Amendment to prohibit the use of appropriated funds to construct, fund, install, or operate ethanol blender pumps and ethanol storage facilities, all sections.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NONE NONE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 426 (112th), S. 1085 (112th), H.R. 2112 (112th), H.R. 2231 (112th), H.R. 748 (112th), S. 187 (112th), S. 530 (112th), S. 559 (112th), S. 871 (112th), H.R. 1188 (112th), S. 1185 (112th), H.R. 2009 (112th), H.R. 3199 (112th), H.R. 1516 (112th), H.R. 2307 (112th), H.R. 601 (112th), S. 520 (112th), S. 884 (112th), H.R. 424 (112th), H.R. 1075 (112th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.